U.S. threatens action in Pakistan...ho boy....

[Philosoraptor]

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/18140.html

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An ambush of a military convoy that killed 17 troops near the Afghan border Wednesday pushed the death toll in a series of attacks to at least 101 Pakistanis in the past five days — and brought President Pervez Musharraf, according to a local newspaper headline, to a "Moment of Truth."

The Bush administration, after publicly demanding that Musharraf rein in militants linked to al Qaida, on Wednesday threatened to launch attacks into Pakistani territory if it sees fit.

"We certainly do not rule out options, and we retain the option especially of striking actionable targets," said White House spokesman Tony Snow. "But it is clearly of the utmost importance to go in there and deal with the problem in the tribal areas."

Facing domestic political pressure for staying in power while in uniform — he is also the nation's top general — Musharraf has relied heavily on the Bush administration as a source of political support. But with Washington now demanding that Musharraf use force in tribal areas, he is struggling to appear decisive while avoiding a civilian bloodbath or more military carnage.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. He keeps at it, he will byte soemthing

bigger one of these days...

Something he can't chew or has no forces for it

In an ideal world going after bin ladin in Pakistan should have been done a while ago

In the real world, can we say Musharaff looses his grip on power?

I mean how many lives does he have?

[Dogmudgeon]

2. He (Musharraf) has a good reason

Twenty atomic bombs.

A transformer fire at a Japanese reactor doesn't scare me. "Islamic" militants with atom bombs DO.

--p!

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. there you go

[Philosoraptor]

4. And Turkey is sending many thousands of troops to Iraq.

[Philosoraptor]

5. .............

[underpants]

6. Do they have a replacement in mind or will there be a radical islamic state with THE bombs?

Oh I'm sorry did I think that out too many steps?

[messiah2012]

7. The world hangs by a thread.

And that thread is Pakistan. Politically unstable with nukes. Ally or enemy? Who knows.